Canadian Grand Prix 2026 Start Times
🇨🇦 Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montréal, Quebec, Canada · Sunday, 24 May 2026
- Race · UTC
- 20:00 Sun
- Race · US Eastern
- 4:00 PM Sun
- Race · UK
- 21:00 Sun
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Session times in every time zone
| Session | UTCUTC | US EasternEDT · track time | US PacificPDT | UKBST | Central EuropeCEST | IndiaIST | JapanJST | Australia EasternAEST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Practice 1 (FP1) | 16:30Fri 22 | 12:30 PMFri 22 | 9:30 AMFri 22 | 17:30Fri 22 | 18:30Fri 22 | 22:00Fri 22 | 01:30Sat 23 | 02:30Sat 23 |
| Sprint Qualifying | 20:30Fri 22 | 4:30 PMFri 22 | 1:30 PMFri 22 | 21:30Fri 22 | 22:30Fri 22 | 02:00Sat 23 | 05:30Sat 23 | 06:30Sat 23 |
| Sprint | 16:00Sat 23 | 12:00 PMSat 23 | 9:00 AMSat 23 | 17:00Sat 23 | 18:00Sat 23 | 21:30Sat 23 | 01:00Sun 24 | 02:00Sun 24 |
| Qualifying | 20:00Sat 23 | 4:00 PMSat 23 | 1:00 PMSat 23 | 21:00Sat 23 | 22:00Sat 23 | 01:30Sun 24 | 05:00Sun 24 | 06:00Sun 24 |
| Race | 20:00Sun 24 | 4:00 PMSun 24 | 1:00 PMSun 24 | 21:00Sun 24 | 22:00Sun 24 | 01:30Mon 25 | 05:00Mon 25 | 06:00Mon 25 |
All times are session start times.
Common questions
What time does the Canadian Grand Prix start?
The 2026 Canadian Grand Prix started on Sunday 24 May at 4:00 PM local time in Montréal, which is 20:00 UTC, 4:00 PM EDT and 21:00 BST in the UK.
What time is qualifying for the Canadian Grand Prix?
Qualifying started on Saturday 23 May at 4:00 PM local time in Montréal, which is 20:00 UTC, 4:00 PM EDT and 21:00 BST in the UK.
Is there a sprint at the Canadian Grand Prix?
Yes. Sprint Qualifying was at 20:30 UTC on Fri 22 May and the Sprint at 16:00 UTC on Sat 23 May (12:00 PM EDT, 17:00 BST UK).
What time is the Canadian Grand Prix in Australia, India and Japan?
The race started at 06:00 AEST on Mon 25 May in Sydney and Melbourne, 01:30 IST on Mon 25 May in India and 05:00 JST on Mon 25 May in Japan.